The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.

The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.

The article presents results of a case study of educational programme, which was designed to answer the structural problems of vocational schooling in Poland. It aimed at improving skills of students from vocational schools and was provided by a big employer operating in the sector of power industry...

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Main Authors: Karolina Sztandar-Sztanderska, Marianna Zieleńska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Work & Society 2012-07-01
Series:Social Work and Society
Subjects:
Capability approach
vocational education
reproduction of inequalities
vulnerable youth
employment
Online Access:https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/308
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The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
Social Work and Society
Capability approach
vocational education
reproduction of inequalities
vulnerable youth
employment
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title The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
title_short The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
title_full The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
title_fullStr The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
title_full_unstemmed The Development of Capabilities of Young People with Low Skills. The Case Study of a Vocational Education Programme in Poland.
title_sort development of capabilities of young people with low skills. the case study of a vocational education programme in poland.
publisher Social Work & Society
series Social Work and Society
issn 1613-8953
publishDate 2012-07-01
description The article presents results of a case study of educational programme, which was designed to answer the structural problems of vocational schooling in Poland. It aimed at improving skills of students from vocational schools and was provided by a big employer operating in the sector of power industry. The analysis of empirical material consisting of interviews, documents, legal regulations and statistics, focused on identifying factors working in favour of building capabilities of its participants (increasing spectrum of their possible life choices). This particular case study gives insight into more general mechanisms contributing to the development of freedom of youth with low skills or impeding it by reproduction of inequalities.
topic Capability approach
vocational education
reproduction of inequalities
vulnerable youth
employment
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